Combined printing and addressing machine.



Patented. Dec. 16, |902.

c. M. uNYAN a o. n. LEVERING. CMBIN'EDPRINTING AND ADDRESSIN'G MACHINE.

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No. 7I5,874. Patented Dec. I6, |902.

c. M. IIUIIYAII a. o. n. LEVERING. COMBINED PRINTING AND ADDRESSINGMACHINE.

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CLA-Y MORTON RUN YAN AND ORPHEUS DUMONT LEVERING, OF COLUMBUS, OHIO;SAID LEVERING ASSIGNOR TO SAID RUNYAN.

COMBINED PRINTING AND ADDRESSING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of LettersPatent No. 71 5,874, dated December16, 1902- l Application filed March 18V, 1902. Serial No. 98,806. (Nomodel.)

To @ZZ whom/t may con/cern:

Be it known that we, CLAY MoRToN RUN- YAN and ORPHEUs DUMONT LEVERING,citt- Zens of the United States, residing at Columbusin the county ofFranklin and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in a Combined Printing and Addressing Machine; and we dohereby de'-Y A further object of the invention is to'pro` vide animproved type-holding link of which the chain bearing the forms forprinting the addresses is made up.

The several features of novelty are pointed out in the claims appendedhereto.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating embodiments of theimprovements, Figure 1 is a side elevation, some parts being broken outand some parts in section, the upper rear portion being taken on theline y y, Fig. 4. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view'taken on a planeindicated by the line new, Fig. 4, showing the message-printing form orchase up. Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the messageprinting form orchase down. Fig. 4 is a plan view showing the hood or cover of themachine and other parts broken out to exposeY the operative mechanism.Fig. 5 is a view of the address-chaimfeeding roller partly in sectionand clutched. Fig. 6 is a view of the same unclutched. Fig. 7 is a Viewof the right-hand end of the addresschain drum proper. Fig. Sis a viewof the address-chainwinding roller, partlyin section, the full linesindicating the roller as employed in the front of the machine andfthedotted lines indicating the sprockets added for use at the rear of themachine. Fig. 9 is an end and sectional View of the address-chain-inkingroller and its supporting-bracket. Fig. 10 is a view of the under sideof the same. oblique of my improved link.

In the views, 1 designates the legs or standard of the frame, upon whichis a table 2, supporting the bed-plate and the several parts of themachine.

3 designates the address chain or belt, that can be composed of anysuitable kind or number of links adapted to carry type formed or set upto print addresses. This belt is Wound from a spool 6 on a shaft 4 inthe front of the machine over a feed and supporting roller or drum 5onto a spool similar to the spool 6 in the rear of the machine with astep-by-step motion, as hereinafter explained.

7 designates the holder or chase of the message or main printing form.This has a stem 7 a, that works vertically in a stationary socket'portionSa of a cross-piece 8. The stem 7 is engaged by the forward endof a lever 9, that is pivoted at its rear end to (in the presentinstance) an adjustable standard or post 10. To prevent noise, thesocket portion 8'au is provided with an adjustable cushion 8b to takethe impact of the lever 9 and to regulate the action of theinking-roller on the type in the form 7.

11 designates a spring-supported platen upon the upper side of which thecard or slip to be printed is placed. The platen shown is made with anarrow opening 11, through which the type of an addressing-link belowprotrudes when the platen is depressed to imprint' the address on thelower side of the card.

The frame above the table includes parallelly-arranged side pieces orwalls 12. Journaled in suitable standards between the side walls is themain operating-shaft 14, driven by a chain belt 15, passing over a largesprocket-wheel 16, fast on the outer end of said shaft 14. The shaft 14has secured to it a cam 14a for operating a yoke 9, that depends fromthe lever 9, and an eccentric 14b for operating theaddress-chain-supporting drum or roller 5, through suitable connectionsshown to comprise an eccentric-strap rod 5, bell-crank lever 5a, andlink 5b. Jour- Fig. 11 is an naled in suitable standards between theside Walls 12 is a second shaft 17, lying parallel to IOO the shaft 14,that has secured to it a pinion 17, to be engaged intermittently byasectorgear 14, loose on the shaft 14. There is pivoted to thesector-gear 14 a slotted yoke 17, that rides or reciprocates on theshaft 17 and has cross-heads 17d, that are alternately wiped by a cam17, attached to the side of a gear- Wheel 17", loose on the shaft 17.The gear- Wheel 17f and the cam 17 thereon are driven by a pinion 14d onthe shaft 14. The outer ends of the shaft 17 are provided Withgearwheels 17 17, affixed thereto, that engage rack-bars 1S 18, slidingin grooves 12n in the inner sides of the walls 12. The forward end ofthe rack-bars 18 carry between them an inking-roller 19. The lever 9,and with it, of course, the message-printing-type holder, are heldnormally up by means of aspring 9b on a rod 9, that passes through thebed of the top frame, the spring being compressed between the rod 9 andthe bed.

The parts are shown to be so formed and arranged with respect to eachother that when the cam 14FL is not depressing the yoke 9 thesector-gear 14 shall on its downstroke turn the pinion 17 and move theinking-roller 19 forward under and beyond the type-form in the holder 7,where it is held until the message-printing device has descended underthe action of the cam 14 and made an impression, and when thcmessage-printing device has risen the inking-roller is withdrawn by theupstrokc of the sector-gear 14 to its original position Theaddress-chain is fed from a spool G in the front of the machine over thesupporting drum or roller 5 onto a spool in the rear of the machinesimilar to the spool 6 by means of a sprocket-chain 20, engagingsprockets 5 on the drum and sprocket (51L (see Fig. S) on a slipping hubor clutch 6, held by a spring 6 against the spool, There can beinterposed between the clutch (5 and the spool a washer 6, of leather orother suitable material, adapted to afford the necessary friction andyet allow either the spool or clutch to slip to compensate fordifferences in the speed of the fed chain and the clutch 6. The degreeof friction between the clutch and the spool is regulated by means of anut 6, butting against the opposite end of the spool and turning on athread of one hand on the shaft 4, and this nut can be locked by a nut(if, turning on a thread of the opposite hand on that shaft. 'Pheaddress-chain is fed by means of a gravity-pawl 5, pivoted in a hanger5f, 'that is actuated by a rod 5b, the pawl engaging a ratchet 5g on thedrum. The drum for supporting the address-chain is composed of two partsmounted on the same shaft-to wit, the drum proper and a clutchingpartthe facing ends of the two parts being provided with clutching-teeth5h and 5, respectively. On the outer end of the shaft is a set-screw 5k,and between the set-screw and the drum is a spring 5, tending, when thescrew kis turned up, to interlock the teeth 5h and 5i. The drum isfurnished at its opposite end with spring-actuated pins 5i, that pressagainst a projecting flat-faced rim 5m on the clutching part and tend toliberate the teeth 5l and 5i when the set-screw 5k is turned out, thuspermitting the drum proper to be turned independently ofthe clutchingpart. The purpose of this construction is to permit the rewinding of theaddress-chain back onto the spool 6 in the front of the machine.

Sometimes it may be desirable that a message or other matter be printedWithout addressing the card or slip. In such circumstances it will beundesirable to cucumber the work by operating the address-chain.Therefore we mount the eccentric 14 loosely on the shaft 14 and place onthe shaft adjacent thereto a clutch 21, sliding longituditudinallythereon, but rotating therewith. The clutch 2l is engaged by one end ofa lever 21, and to the other end of said lever is attached a rod 21,having a spring 21, tending to hold the clutch normally engaged with theeccentric. The end of the lever protrudes through the opposite side ofthe machine and is adapted, when moved laterally over a cam-face 21d, toengage and disengage the clutch from the eccentric. When addresses arenot to be printed, an unslotted platen is substituted for that shown.

The type of the address-chain are inked by means of a small roller 24,journaled in iexible arms 25 of a bracket-plate 25, adjustablysecured tothe top of the machine in such a position that the type will impinge theroller just before they are brought into position to print.

Sometimes it may be desired to print addresses without printing amessage, and in this event it will be unnecessary and undesirable toencnmber the work with the operation of the inking-roller 19. To renderinactive the operative mechanism of the inkingroller, we provide theshaft 14, adjacent the pinion 14, with a sliding clutch 22, like theclutch 21, adapted to engage and release the pinion 14d. The clutch 22is engaged by one end of alever22"L and to which is also attached a rod22d, protruding through the side of the machine and adapted to bemanipulated like the rod 21".

The improved address-printing link that we prefer to use in our machineis shown in Fig. 11, and it consists of a single piece of sheet metalcut and bent to form an intermediate leading-rib 23, type-holdingchannels 23, curved tongues 23 on one edge, and eyes 23 on the other, sothat such links can be hinged to another by hooking the tongues 23b ofone onto the eyes 23 of the other; but in the present instance weprovide the upper outer wall of the link between the tongues 23b with anupwardly -projecting springtongue 23, located to engage the opposingwall to prevent the accidental separation of the links by a rocking orhinge-like move- IOC IIO

ment only thereof. When it is desired to separate the links, the tongue23d can be depressed to permit the removal of the eyes from the tonguesby a hinge-like movement only of the links. Of course more than one rib23 and more than two channels 23n can be made in the link, or the rib 23can be omitted.

Because of the form and location of the tongue 23h, eyes 23, and thespring-locking tongue 23d it is unnecessary to cut away a recess in theside of the link to receive said spring-tongue 23d, and the links can beconnected and separated by a simple hinge-like movement, and because thetongue 231 is on the upper side of the link it is more accessible formanipulation than if located elsewhere.

What We claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a combined printing and addressing machine, the combination with atype-holder, and inking-roller therefor, rack-bars carrying said roller,a shaft having toothed Wheels engaging said rack-bars, a pinion xed onsaid shaft, a gear-wheel having a cam attached to the side thereof looseon said shaft, a driving-shaft, a toothed sector loose on saiddriving-shaft engaging the pinion on the iirstnamed shaft, a yokeattached to said sectorgear and engaged by the cam on the firstmentionedshaft, and a pinion on the drivingshaft to engage the gear bearing thecam.

2. In a combined printing and addressing machine, the combination with atype-holder, an inking-roller therefor, rack-bars carrying said roller,a shaft having toothed wheels engaging said rack-bars, a pinion fixed onsaid shaft, a cam attached to the side of a gear-wheel loose on saidshaft, a drivingshaft, a toothed sector loose on said drivingshaftengaging the pinion of the rst-mentioned shaft, a yoke attached to saidsectorgear and engaged by the cam on the firstmentioned shaft, a pinionloose on the driving-shaft to engage the gear of the cam of thefirst-mentioned shaft, and a clutching device to engage and disengagethe said loose pinion with the driving-shaft.

3. In a machine of the kind described, an address-chain-supporting drum,a drivingshaft, an eccentric loose on said shaft, means between the drumand eccentric for turning the drum with a step-by-step movement when theeccentric is revolved, a clutch for engaging and disengaging theeccentric with said driving-shaft and a spring-actuated handleprotruding through the side of the machine for operating said clutch,substantially as described.

4. In a combined printing and addressing machine, the combination with amessageprinting type-holder, an inking-roller there for, rack-barscarrying said roller, a shaft having toothed wheels engaging saidrackbars, a pinion fixed on said shaft, a cam attached to the side of agear-Wheel loose on said shaft, driving-shaft, a toothed sector loose onsaid driving-shaft engaging the pinion of the first-named shaft, a yokeattached to said sector-gear and engaged by the cam on the first-namedshaft, a pinion loose on the driving-shaft to engage the gear of the camon the rst-named shaft, a clutching device to engage and disengage thesaid loose pinion with the driving-shaft, an address-chain-supportingdrum, an eccentric loose on the driving-shaft, means between the drumand the eccentric for turning the drum with a stepby-step movement whenthe eccentric is revolved, and a clutch for engaging and disengaging theeccentric with the driving-shaft, substantially as described.

5. In a machine of the kind described, an address-chain-supporting drum,a shaft for the same, a driving-clutch for said drum,- means forbringing the drum into engagement with said clutch, and means forautomatically separating said drum and clutch when the means forbringing the drum into engagement with the clutch is released,substantially as described.

6. In a machine of the kind described, the combination of a primaryidler-spool to contain the addressing-chain, a supporting-drum for saidchain comprising a shaft, a drivingclutch for said drum, means forbringing the dru m into engagement with said clutch,means forautomatically separating said drum and clutch when the means forbringing the drum into engagement with the clutch is released, a spoolonto which the chain iswound as it comes from said supporting-drum,means for feeding said last-named spool from said drum, and tensiondevices for said spools, substantially as described.

7. In a type-holding link, means thereon for connecting the same tosimilar links consisting of curved tongues 23 on one edge, and eyes 23con the opposite edge, and a yielding stop 23d on the upper side of thelink to engage the outer unrecessed wall of the adjoining link toprevent accidental separation of the links when connected, substantiallyas described.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of the same twoWitnesses.

CLAY MOR'ION RUNYAN. ORPHEUS DUMONT LEVERING. Witnesses:

MERRILL U. RIcKETTs, GEORGE M. FINCKEL.

